Learn about high-impact climate giving

CATF Executive Director, Armond Cohen will be joined by Senior Climate Researcher Johannes Ackva from Founders Pledge and Dan Stein, Founder and Executive Director of Giving Green, for a straightforward conversation about how they approach their evaluation process, share data points, and provide insight into to what donors should consider when giving to climate organizations.

Meet our speakers:

Johannes Ackva

Senior Climate Researcher, Founders Pledge

Founders Pledge exists to bridge the gap between entrepreneurs and the charities making the most difference in the world by researching the world’s biggest problems and identifying the most effective solutions, so that donations can go as far as possible.

Johannes joined the climate research team in autumn 2019. He brings five years of experience working in a think tank advising decision makers on climate policy and has also researched the intersection between effective and feasible climate policies. Johannes holds a M.A. in Social Sciences from the University of Chicago and a M.Sc. in Sociology with a focus on research methods from the Interuniversity Centre for Social Science Theory and Methodology from the University of Groningen.

Dr. Dan Stein

Co-founder & Executive Director of Giving Green, and Chief Economist at IDinsight

Giving Green is a guide for individuals and businesses to make more effective climate giving decisions. They perform rigorous research and recommend highly effective climate initiatives, so donors can give with confidence.

Dan Stein is passionate about using evidence-based approaches to fight the climate crisis. Prior to IDinsight, Dan worked as an Economist at the World Bank, where he launched a program of impact evaluations in energy and environment. Dan holds a PhD in Economics from the London School of Economics, and a BA in Physics and Political Economy from UC Berkeley.

Armond Cohen

Executive Director of Clean Air Task Force

Armond Cohen is Executive Director of Clean Air Task Force, which he has led since its formation in 1996. In addition to leading CATF, Armond is directly involved in CATF research and advocacy on the topic of requirements to deeply decarbonize global energy systems. Prior to his work with CATF, Armond founded and led the Conservation Law Foundation’s Energy Project starting in 1983, focusing on energy efficiency, utility resource planning, and electric industry structure. Armond has published numerous articles on climate change, energy system transformation, and air pollution; he speaks, writes, and testifies frequently on these topics. He is a board member of the Nuclear Innovation Alliance and an honors graduate of Harvard Law School and Brown University.

Lee Beck

Senior Director, Europe and Middle East

Lee Beck is CATF’s Senior Director in Europe and the Middle East, leading climate strategy to advance a broad portfolio of solutions in both regions. She is also responsible for advancing efforts on the global climate policy stage through CATF’s presence at COP28 in the UAE and at COP27 in Egypt. Before stepping into her current role, Lee was CATF’s Global Director for carbon capture, leading the team’s expansion in the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East, and helping launch CATF’s overall European efforts.

Lee came to CATF from the Global CCS Institute, where she served as a Senior Advisor leading the Institute’s advocacy efforts in North America and was part of a global team focused on advocacy and policy. She has a Master of Arts in International Affairs & Economics with majors in Energy, Resources & Environment and Political Economy from Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). A German citizen, she speaks German, French, and Italian. She is a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center.

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A recording will be available and shared following the discussion for those unable to join us live. If you have any questions about the event, please reach out to Hannah Mitchell at [email protected].